Yorkshire Regiment War Graves, - Seaham Cemetery, Co. Durham

There are 69 graves listed in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission register in Seaham's cemetery. Of these graves, three are for men of the Yorkshire Regiment.

We are extremely grateful to John and Kathleen Anderson (<tedrepairs@hotmail.com>) who are working on a project 'Seaham & the Great War Anthology', for providing the photographs below. The photographs remain the copyright of John and Kathleen Anderson, though they have given permission for this website to use the photographs.

Select the image above for a larger version		Private John Harrison, 16572. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Margaret Harrison, of Seaham Harbour; husband of Mary Langley (formerly Harrison), of 44, High Hazel Rd., Thorne, Moor Ends, Doncaster. Died (at home) 1 February 1917. Aged 27. Born Hartlepool, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Seaham Harbour.
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Select the image above for a larger version		Private John Thomas Ritchie, 15649. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late Thomas and Alice Ritchie; husband of Mary Ann Moreland (formerly Ritchie), of 14, Hedley St., Milfield, Sunderland. Died at home 20 September 1919. Aged 30.
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